Tag: Zal Batmanglij

The East | Blu-ray Review

Seemingly a perfect union, the writing duo of director Zal Batmanglij and his hypnotic on screen muse, Brit Marling, return to the big screen...

The East | Review

Activism Unchained: Batmanglij Thrills With Eco-Terror Seemingly a perfect union, the writing duo of director Zal Batmanglij and his hypnotic on screen muse, Brit Marling,...

Best of Fest: Nicholas’ Top Five Films from the 2013 Sundance Film Festival

#5. Stoker South Korean auteur Park Chan-wook makes his English language debut about a creepy dysfunctional family in a gothic old house from a screenplay...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2013: #52. Zal Batmanglij’s The East

The East Director: Zal Batmanglij Writer(s): Batmanglif and Brit Marling Producer(s): Marling, Michael Costigan, Jocelyn Hayes, Ridley Scott, Tony Scott U.S. Distributor: Fox Searchlight Cast: Ellen Page, Alexander Skarsgård,...

Nicholas Bell’s Top Ten Films of 2012: Strong Year for U.S. Indie – DuVernay, Batmanglij & Zobel Among Picks 10-6

10. Elena – Dir. Andrei Zvyagintsev (Russia) Of my theatrical releases, two of these made waves in 2011 on the festival circuit, such as Russian...

2013 Sundance Film Fest: Park City Alumni Linklater, Doremus, Gordon-Levitt, Gordon Green & Batmanglij Load Premieres Program

With the exception of a pair of Fox Searchlight titles (The East and Stoker), Warner Bros.' Before Midnight and 6 hour mini-series from Jane...

2013 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Zal Batmanglij’s The East

Zal Batmanglij (see on set above) barely had time to unpack his bags after showing Sound of My Voice (11' Sundance) and he quickly...

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